Weather guard



' ,This inventionrelates toQ Weather ,guard s or curtains; `i'orL topi doors for eautomobilesy Vand is an 'improvementover thatiormof my invention shown and 'described in y mylapY- f plicationgSerial 27,321, filed 1st, 1925-12- z The primary object of the inventionisthe provisionof a weather fgu'ard or curtain 'for link'of the lazytongby asimilar ball and f I i closing 'the space between .thelsideszifofgthe top' doorfand thetop :of a vehicle forxexcluding :the elements rfrom passing 'therebetween i wvlientlie.top" clooi'l `is raised toallowlfhead' roornffor a person entering the usuall side 21: @100121.13 A, Y I Another yobj ect vresides in va curtain. adaptf ed fto' be vautomatically spread upon opening ofthe-*top doo'r, landl which "automaticallyf, lcloses Within the Ytop door as `the same moves l: toa loweredV position.4 u Y With these'andfother objects in vieW, ther invention residesfin certain novel construc-` tionan'd combination .and arrangementfof parts, 4the {essential :features of. which :are

"5 hereinafter -ully described, Lareparticularly f' .pointed "out in fthe appended` claims, "and are 25 illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in 'Wh-ichzj-ji f. v A @Figure 1 is a perspective view. of my in:

Y `if'yention-appliedto-fthe'fto-p'dooriofan' auto#A lentl has beenihere kshown'. and jdescribed to illustrate thel'mann'er'r pin'whicli' my ,im-

mobile, showing the' door ina-'slightly raised position'. i-1V Y y n ,"Figure 2 isla 'vertical sectional vieWgon theA line 2-"2- ofFigure l.

Figurei Aisk a horiznti., seem-12u vie'yv Foil the line 1-44:' ofV Figurev 5S,V showing the position'ot the rollers inv dotted linesgwhenthe top"door is'atf the limit ofiits" upward ment.

' Referring k"to,

ing, VV-th'e reference'numeral 10x designates a portion of the body of 'an automobile of the closed type havingjahingedly mountedside door 15. The top door is hinged to the top 13 as at 16,' and when closed the same o o-'acts With the door 11 to provide an enclosed' body. v n

' In order to actuate the top'. door 15 .simultaneously With the side door there is provided a top door actuating mechanism 17.l

This mechanism includes a lazy tong 18, the

links at one end beingpivoted on' a common .WEATHRGUARD Vthe side Walls Appneauofinerpnitence; 1325.1v sanering,ei/lere;1 1

arm 21 has one end secured-tothe inside of the-side` door by 'meansoi a pball and socket .,Wh-ilegone of the' links'jatthe` 'otlier endis .pivoted tothe'top 13 as 'at 20; 'Anoperating' f connection" 22,"while the otherfend of the arm is connectecl'avitlrthe reinaining end -socletlj'oint Y i ln practice, the lazytongli,isnormally f1 ycollapsed-Initjas'the side door`11i s moved outwardy about-its hinge, the: same Will move 1 upon the lazy tong.th-irebyA extending ythe same which causesgthejtop door to move up n Ward "on van are about "itshinge `1 6.: Thef-uni- I versal connections'betweengthe;door 11 and Vthe arm and between the garni and thelazy f tong; allows the. armto Vswing on -a .;r.a rcwhenl the side door is opened "Without causing' the.l vparts to jam. The weight'ofthe side door Whenswingingto an openn position beyond s'ition, as' will vbe readilyundei'stood.

structure shown my`v 'pending application,

proved. Weathergguard is' used. The

' 90? lWill supportfthe. top ,door 1n MAanOpen position, As `alle side door is; closed, the top dooris simultaneously;movedtogafclosedpoj n guard- 24 includes, aspindle'or kshaft 25, pvi oted kbeneath the doonk 15 at the inner side "It will be4 appreciated that ,tvvo guards are employed for eachftop'rr tl oo'r ,l 5 forv closings` Jthe space betweenthe sides ofthe saine' and raltyof rollersf27. springv 28 has onefend -i'Xedvto the freefendpof thefspindle and vits other end securedf to the underside ofthe door l and normally tends to pull the spindle'in a direction -faway `from the side edge f .th 'viewing 14,-? In :View

The spindle'a is pivoted to" s wing` i `plane parallel With the 'underside of the door l 15, andqmountedyonfsaid spindle are. afpl'uv 105. A'curtain'29 of flexible Waterproof n iaite-V i 11b 15. v.After kpassingthrough theopening 31,. the curtain passes about the rollers 27 yto pro`` vvide aV pair of leads, the other rend :of the curtain being iXedly connected to they .side

f Wall of the door .l below .the opening 31 as at 32. lith reference tovFigures 1 and 4, it

the raising of the door,

tion, :the curtain Will'beseen that the spring 28 holds the=curtain in a fan shape beneath the door l5 When the door is in a lowered position but 4upon the curtain will be automatically lpaid out through "the slot 13,

lat which time the spindle will move toward Y .the side'edge ott' the door. When the door is fully raised'and during the raising operabrid'ges lthe space between l"the door and =the top of the automobile lto f seal the -`sameand-exclude'theelements from the interior or' the automobile.

By Vproviding a plurality oi rollers 27 instead or" vhaving a single -roller mounted upon lthe spindle, 'the friction between the rollers andthe curtain is greatlyreducetha's itjW'i'll'be appreciated that the outer `portieri ofthe curtain is lpaidlout at a greater speed 'than that nearest the pivot26.

From the ftor'egoing description, `it will f 'be 'seen that rthe action of the curtain :is

automatic with the-operationfo'tthe top door andis .alwaysheldftaut bythe action ofthe f spring'28.

lVhile I have described what 'l deem lto be "themost desirable embodiment 'of my in- Vve'n'tiOn, lit is obvious that many loi the "details may 'be varied IWithout in any 'Way departing 'from 4the spirit oi lmy invention, and I therefore do not limit imyself to `-the lexact details o'f 'constructionherein lset Vforth nortoianything less than the vvholeof -my inventionqhmited 'only by the appended claims.'V

.Vl/Vha't `is 'claimed as new is l 1. lfIn 'combination With a supporting structure, a .door l hingedly mounted "thereon, curtains normally `concealed Within said "door, each curtain "havingone end fixedly vconnected vWith said door adjacent onelside Vedgethereof andtheother-'endfto saiclsuporting structure, and *automatic means for 'normally holding each curtainin a con- `cealed position Within said door. l when *the latter is'in a closed v,positionfa'nd iorgr-ad' ually paying out said curtains lwhen -said door is -openedtolnidge the space between said door' andv said supporting structure.

,12. ln V:combination With -a supporting structure, a door hingedly mounted thereon,

' door an-d curtains normally concealed Within Said door., each curtain having one end Xedly connected With said door adjacent one side edge thereof land 'the other end tosaid supportino' structure, and automatic means lfor normally holding each -curtain in ay concealed position Within ,said door When the latter is in a closed position, and lfor gradually paying out said curtains Whenfsaid ldoor` to bridge the'space between lsaidV said support-ing structure, sai means including a pivoted memberv about fis opened which the respective curtains pass vte Jform f' '3. InY combination with a supportingl Structure, adoor hingedly mounted thereon,

curtains normally. concealed LWith-in .said

door, `each curtain yhaving one end fixedly ,connected with said-door adja'centoneside :edge thereof vand @the otheriend to said supporting structure, and automatic means fior 'normally-holding each curtai-nin; a; concealed vposition :Within said door'nvvhen the latterxis in a closed position, and :for gradually {payf` yingout said curtains Wheny saiddoor-isfopene to bridge the space betweensaid `door and said supporti-ng structure, said imeansgincluding a .-pivoted member :about Which .the

"respective .curtains fpassfto form a loop, ,and

yafspring acting Yagainst the .said `pivoted Vmember duringy the( openngao'f; saidv door-and 'for taking 'up said curtains r'du-ring ythe closing lof said door.

4. In combination With a supporting` structure, a s door rhingedly Amountedthereon,

curtains ynormally**concealed Within said door, each curtain ihavlng one end fixedly yconnected with said door adjacent onefside Mnnlonneosn 

